My little aqua book: Alfresco Dining

• Mit Hus
• The Little Zebra
• John Lewis
• Simply Living
• Berry Red
• Great Little Trading Company
• Daisy Park
• Funky Moose
• Kits Boutique
• Lizzie Bunting
• Country Checks
• Poppadiddle

For my second post in the series "my little aqua book" I share with you pages of shops that sell the prettiest Alfresco dining goodies!

Have a sweet day!

Outdoor living room

Outdoor living room by Green Gate

With all the lovely weather we have had recently my mind has been buzzing with ideas for my outdoor space. I would love to create an outdoor living room on the back patio next to my garden shed. A stylish, comfortable place for casual dining and relaxing.

I want to make sure my space transitions gracefully from my alfresco eating area on the patio near the house, to the lawn, to the outdoor living room. So, I'm going to go for a similar colour palette to my alfresco dining but will tone down the red and green and add more white to make a softer pastel palette.

Outdoor dining room by Torie Jayne

On my wish list for an outdoor living room is a white bench with lots of scatter cushions, subtle lighting, a bistro table and chairs, and an open fire. I dream of snuggling up on the bench at night toasting marshmallows!

Here are a few of my inspirational tears for colour and theme:

Outdoor lounge inspiration by Country Living

Outdoor lounge inspiration by Country Living

Outdoor lounge inspiration by Country Living

Outdoor lounge inspiration by Easy Living

Pink Floral Box Cushion

Have a sweet day!

Garden shed

After:

Before:

When we moved in the garden shed looked worse for wear, as you can see above. I cleaned it up and painted it with Cuprinol Garden Shades Silver Birch paint.

We replaced the broken window with some new sheets of perspex. Then, using some old net curtain wires I hung some curtains in the windows made from stone spot cotton duck fabric from Cath Kidston.

For a touch of humour I hung a Honest Otto's metal sign on the door.

Being the colour coordination obsessive I am I found garden accessories to match. The garden kneeler and gloves are from Cath Kidston. The sky blue hand trowel and fork are from Burgon and Ball, the powder blue wellington boots from Hunter, and the cream enamel garden trug from Franksy Kitchenware.